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William T. Lynn

Partner, Board of Directors

Primary Areas of Practice

Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate, Environmental Law, Municipal Law

Education

J.D., Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, 1977

B.A., University of Washington, 1974
cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Washington State Courts

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

Building Industry Association of Washington

Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington

Washington State Bar Sections on Environmental and Land Use Law, Real Property Probate and Trust

American Bar Sections on Local Government Law and Real Property, Probate and Trust

Professional History

  • Joined firm in 1979
  • Clerked for Justice Floyd V. Hicks, Washington State Supreme Court, 1977-78

Representative Cases/Transactions

  • Ongoing representation of Cascadia Development Corporation on all land use, utility, growth management, environmental and real estate matters relating to development of a 4700-acre planned community
  • Land use representation for large and small residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use projects throughout the Puget Sound area
  • Extensive surface mining, natural resources and shoreline work
  • Litigation in State Environmental Policy Act matters
  • Emphasis on problem solving

Community Activities

  • Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity Board, 2009-Present
  • Cascade Land Conservancy Board, 2005-09
  • Building Industry Association of Washington Legal Trust Committee, 2001-04
  • Point Defiance Zoological Society
    • Zoobilee Co-Chair, 1995
    • Executive Committee, 1994-96

Honors, Publications & Presentations

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Land Use, 1997-present
  • Selected for inclusion in Washington Super Lawyers, Land Use/Zoning, 2000, 2003-10
  • Selected for inclusion in Seattle’s Best Lawyers
  • AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell